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Judge hits back

Judge hits back

Mr Justice Williams links anonymity for judges with misreporting of his rulings

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Dec 23, 2024
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The High Court judge who granted anonymity to other judges involved in the case of the murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif was criticised over the weekend — and not just by journalists — despite publishing his detailed reasons at the end of last week.

Sara Sharif. Last Tuesday, her father Urfan Sharif was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison for murd…

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